Neurodiverse couples therapy isn’t about fixing or changing who you are; it’s about learning how to truly see and be seen by each other. When one or both partners process life through ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities or executive functioning differences, everyday moments can feel like you’re speaking two different dialects of the same language. You love each other, yet the way you give and receive connection might not always line up. A question meant with curiosity might land as criticism. A request for space might be heard as rejection.
Therapy for Neurodiverse Couples in Los Angeles
Neurodiverse couples counseling in Hermosa Beach and Los Angeles
Finding Your Rhythm Together
Over time, these mismatched rhythms can unintentionally create cycles of misunderstanding, feeling unheard, unseen, criticized but not because that was your intention or you’re incompatible, but because your relationship wasn’t built on the same default settings. It’s not about a lack of effort; it’s about the need for a different kind of map.
In therapy, we slow the pace so both of you have space to not just talk about what’s happening between you, but to explore how it feels inside of you. We’ll work on:
How your brains and nervous systems respond to stress, and how to recognize early signs before conflict escalates.
How emotional safety can feel different depending on your neurology and attachment and how to bridge those gaps without forcing either of you to suppress who you are.
How to build connection without pressure to conform by finding ways to meet in the middle that feel supportive instead of exhausting.
Here in therapy, there’s no expectation to become “more like” each other. Instead, the goal is to become more fluent in each other’s emotional language so that you can feel safe, seen, and understood in a way that feels natural to both of you.
about me
I am Croatian born and raised licensed marriage and family therapist in Hermosa Beach, CA providing in person and virtual therapy to adults and couples. I work with my clients on rewriting their stories, so they can live their lives by design rather than by default. I’ll help you rewrite the way you think and feel about your relationships with yourself, the world, and those around you.
Couples come to see when they need help working through infidelity, building and rebuilding trust, communication difficulties, conflict issues, relational traumas, intimacy issues, difficulty connecting, avoidance and shutting down, jealousy, lack of physical and emotional connection, parenting... I also offer premarital counseling as well as two days weekend intensives for couples.
Individual clients often need help with overcoming trauma, shame, hopelessness, fear, divorce or parenting, existential wonder, difficulties setting boundaries, childhood neglect, learning how to trust themselves, self-worth, letting go, feeling and being comfortable with who they are, relational issues, childhood wounds, self sabotaging, loss and grief, religion/ spirituality, family and family of origin, and many more.
In my practice, I incorporate narrative, psychodynamic, family systems, Imago, somatic, and attachment theory through a trauma-informed lens.
Who I am.
